toldailytopic: Why do some people seem to hate Tim Tebow so much?

[Nathon Detroit]

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[Nathon Detroit]

I have friends that literally HATE Tim Tebow with a passion. I don't think they hated Osama Bin Laden this passionately. While they might not like his style of play on the field how can they hate a kid that is such a good upstanding, caring individual such as Tim Tebow?

Read this article about Tim Tebow and tell me why some people seem to hate him so much.

 

[One In Christ]

Because he loves God, and people in darkness hate the light Jn 3:20

 

[Nathon Detroit]

Because he loves God, and people in darkness hate the light Jn 3:20

True, but there are a lot of outspoken Christians on the Bronco's squad.

 

[some other dude]

Haters gotta hate. :idunno:

 

[Arthur Brain]

Because he loves God, and people in darkness hate the light Jn 3:20

I don't think it's that as plenty people in the sporting world are given heckles and abuse if they're not performing to expectations on the 'field'. There's plenty in English football who have been booed as soon as the ball comes to them because of either poor performance overall or an indiscretion that's cost the team a point etc. It's pretty sad really but such is the territory where it comes to mainstream team sports unfortunately....

 

[Nathon Detroit]

I don't think it's that as plenty people in the sporting world are given heckles and abuse if they're not performing to expectations on the 'field'. There's plenty in English football who have been booed as soon as the ball comes to them because of either poor performance overall or an indiscretion that's cost the team a point etc. It's pretty sad really but such is the territory where it comes to mainstream team sports unfortunately....

Poor performance certainly isn't the answer. Tebow took over when the Broncos had only won one game and lost four. Since he took over the Bronco's have only lost one game and now lead the division.

In the last 8 weeks Tim Tebow is the winning-est quarterback in the league next only to Superbowl MVP Aaron Rodgers.

 

[Jefferson]

Anti-Christian bigotry.

 

[Arthur Brain]

Poor performance certainly isn't the answer. Tebow took over when the Broncos had only won one game and lost four. Since he took over the Bronco's have only lost one game and now lead the division.

In the last 8 weeks Tim Tebow is the winning-est quarterback in the league next only to Superbowl MVP Aaron Rodgers.

Well, there seems to be mixed opinion over Tebow from the threads on here already. I'm no expert on the guy but it's far from unusual for a sporting figure to be put under the spotlight and especially in such a high profile team sport. It's sad but when a player ends up making a mistake it's often swept upon especially when they've already established themselves in the sport. This has happened to players like David Beckham in the English league (although he didn't help himself on one occasion) where the heckling was just ridiculously overboard.

Sometimes success itself is enough for people to heckle over though I don't see his faith as being the main reason for it. Plenty of folk make no secret of that in sport in general.

 

[Arthur Brain]

Anti-Christian bigotry.

Why? Plenty of other people in sport don't hide their faith.

 

[MrRadish]

I think people get excessively upset about sports personalities because for many, team sports are a surrogate for tribal warfare. If someone in their 'tribe' is acting in a way they dislike, they feel personally betrayed and fundamentally unsafe, because they feel associated on a fairly profound level with that individual.

Also, ostentatious public displays of faith (I get the impression from a bit of Google-Fu that Tebow has a penchant for kneeling and praying in the middle of the pitch) are widely considered to be irritating, regardless of one's religion.

 

[Arthur Brain]

I think people get excessively upset about sports personalities because for many, team sports are a surrogate for tribal warfare. If someone in their 'tribe' is acting in a way they dislike, they feel personally betrayed and fundamentally unsafe, because they feel associated on a fairly profound level with that individual.

Also, ostentatious public displays of faith (I get the impression from a bit of Google-Fu that Tebow has a penchant for kneeling and praying in the middle of the pitch) are widely considered to be irritating, regardless of one's religion.

Yeh, team sports is where this mentality arises as oppose to individual sports like snooker/tennis etc because they're part of a unit. When Englands goalkeeper let in a horrendous goal in the World Cup the hate he received was strewn all over the press. Had it been a snooker player missing the black off a spot it's forgotten about 2 minutes later as there's no national involvement. The same with league sports and for the same reasons....

His expression of faith may tick some people off but he's hardly alone in that and I hardly see it as the prime reason.

 

[GuySmiley]

- He is successful despite not being what the experts say you have to be. (although I'd say in the last two weeks he IS what the experts say you have to be, but everyone is ignoring it.)
- He's a quarterback, which is a unique position and get all the focus in football.
- He was a well known college quarterback so he came into the league with a huge set of fans and enemies already.
- "experts" made their predictions early and people naturally defend their positions, its hard to repent.
- AND to top it off he's outspoken about Christianity, some people just dont like the 'goody two-shoes' character.

 

[GuySmiley]

Yeh, team sports is where this mentality arises as oppose to individual sports like snooker/tennis etc because they're part of a unit. When Englands goalkeeper let in a horrendous goal in the World Cup the hate he received was strewn all over the press.

I followed you up to here . . .

Had it been a snooker player missing the black off a spot it's forgotten about 2 minutes later as there's no national involvement. The same with league sports and for the same reasons....

Then suddenly to switch to uh, is that greek?

His expression of faith may tick some people off but he's hardly alone in that and I hardly see it as the prime reason.

Agree :chuckle:

 

[Arthur Brain]

I followed you up to here . . .

Then suddenly to switch to uh, is that greek?

Well, if a snooker play fouls up on a shot it's an individual mistake in an individual sport. Each player has their fan base but it's not like a player is representing an entire nation/state (for the most part) so they're not given anything like the grief a player in a football match receives if he makes a gaffe. Is that any more clear?

Agree :chuckle:

:e4e:

 

[Dena]

My atheist friend announced last night that Tebow is super hot. I was not aware of this but anyway, his love for Jesus doesn't seem to bother her.

 

[aCultureWarrior]

I gotta hand it to Bob Costas, he did a good halftime presentation on Tim Tebow yesterday:

(sound quality poor)

Costas on Tebow

 

[Nick M]

Anti-Christian bigotry.

Probably. I didn't read the article, so I don't know what it says. Probably something along the lines of how George W Bush was treated for getting more votes than Algore in Florida.

 

[TomO]

Haters gotta hate. :idunno:

^^^^^
This....some alot of people are just that way. lain:

 

[tetelestai]

toldailytopic: Why do some people seem to hate Tim Tebow so much?

I think only Liberals hate Tebow

They hate him because he is a home-schooled, pro-life, good looking Christian who is successful.

BTW, this also proves that Nick M is a closet liberal.